YouTube ends the test asking users to get a premium subscription to watch 4K videos

Earlier this month, YouTube ran an experiment where it asked some free users to upgrade to a premium account to watch videos in 4K resolution. The company has now ended this test — probably because of uproar from users.
In a tweet, YouTube confirmed the end of the experiment and said, “viewers should now be able to access 4K quality resolutions without Premium membership.” So all users can now watch videos at the highest resolution without paying for a subscription.

we've fully turned off this experiment. viewers should now be able to access 4K quality resolutions without Pr

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